now we call-up chairman kerry. [inaudible conversations] >> mr. chairman, we welcome you to the other side of the committee. we look forward to your testimony and any interactions you may want to make. >> mr. chairman, ranking member corker, members of the committee, thank you very, very much. i am in all of the wonderful comments that were just made, and appreciate them, and i will say a little bit more about them before i begin i would like to have the privilege of just introducing very quickly. i think most of you know my wonderful wife who has been part of this great journey for a long time. my brother who is serving over in the commerce department as counsel there, and i trust that now he's here and have given him time off. my daughter when the center has been bryan, both of whom are working as physicians in boston. and another daughter who is not here, alexander, and three stepsons who likewise are spread around the world. but we are thinking about them as we embark on this wonderful journey. for 29 years i have sat up on the dais where you